Exam 7: Skeletal System: Bone Structure and Function

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Once we reach adulthood and our bones are fully formed and hardened,they cannot be remodeled.

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Which is not a function of bone

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Osteons run perpendicular to the diaphysis of a long bone.

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Which bone forms by intramembranous ossification

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Bone is ________ and contains mainly ________ nerves.

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Parathyroid hormone is released by the thyroid gland and causes the small intestine to increase calcium absorption.

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  -This figure shows the anatomy of compact bone.Which number indicates an osteon -This figure shows the anatomy of compact bone.Which number indicates an osteon

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The break of a bone that has been weakened by disease is a ________fracture;when a broken end of the bone pierces the skin,the fracture is ________.

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  -This figure illustrates epiphyseal plate morphology.Which is the zone of proliferating cartilage -This figure illustrates epiphyseal plate morphology.Which is the zone of proliferating cartilage

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High blood calcium and exercise cause calcitonin release to

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With aging comes insufficient ossification of bone,a condition known as _________.

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What is the thin layer of connective tissue that lines the medullary cavity of a long bone

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Which vitamin is required for the normal synthesis of collagen

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Found within both the periosteum and endosteum,_________ cells are derived from mesenchyme and serve as the stem cells of bone.

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Which is the definition for a greenstick fracture

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An example of a flat bone would be the

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The spongy bone found within a flat bone is called _________.

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The periosteum is anchored to the bone by collagen fibers called _____ fibers.

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  -This figure illustrates the microscopic anatomy of spongy bone.What bone feature does number 4 indicate -This figure illustrates the microscopic anatomy of spongy bone.What bone feature does number 4 indicate

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Flat bones

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